Quarter One Roundup at X0PA AI

X0PA AI, a leader in AI-powered objective hiring solutions, announced $4.2 million USD in Series A funding. The investment was led by ICCP SBI Venture Partners (ISVP), with additional funding from SEEDS Capital, AI8 Ventures, XCEL NEXT VENTURES, and SASV Investments. The new funding comes on the back of significant growth into new markets and the launch of trailblazing inclusive hiring innovations. Read more on the announcement here. 

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On the occasion of Women’s Day 2022, The Economic Times HR World invited Nina Alag Suri, Founder & CEO of X0PA AI, to share her journey, her learnings of the past, and her expectations and vision for the future of work.

In this exclusive podcast of ETHRWorld Women Trailblazers event 2022, Nina talks about how to create and advance opportunities for women in tech and AI. Nina shares some interesting stories and anecdotes how AI is changing the world of work and how it opens up tremendous opportunities for businesses.

You can listen to this podcast here

The pandemic has accelerated the pace of digital transformation across industries and business functions. HR leaders are looking to leverage digital avenues to meet the constantly evolving demands of agility, speed, accuracy, and employee engagement. 

dcHR.tech is looking to gain insights into the current state of HR digital transformation among companies and understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HR digitalization landscape. dcHRtech is collaborating with HR Tech Partners, including X0PA AI.

Participate in this survey and gain access to the key findings of this survey. 

The role of HR leaders in the new world of hybrid workplaces is undergoing a massive change. Quick hiring at scale, ensuring employee engagement, establishing a culture of inclusion and belonging, upskilling and reskilling the workforce, and driving corporate success are now their key priorities. 

We had invigorating conversations with several HR leaders at the 8^th Annual HR Tech MENA Summit in Dubai in Mar 2022, where X0PA was a bronze sponsor. At the booth, our experts, Aravind and Phalguna Rao, also shared our learning and views on the importance of AI for hiring and recruitment.

Being a female CEO in the tech world has its own charm, but it also has its own set of unique challenges. Our Founder and CEO, Nina Alag Suri was invited to speak at the ScaleUp Valley podcast to share the hard lessons learned to navigate wartime and scaling up.

During the podcast, Nina spoke about 

• X0PA’s strong purpose
• Her views on Diversity & Inclusion and how it is practiced at X0PA with investors from different regions 
• Learnings from international expansion from Singapore to India, the UK, UAE, and the US/Canada
• The importance of building a strong leadership team to navigate different time zones
• Lessons learned navigating fundraising as a woman CEO

You can listen to the podcast at https://open.spotify.com/episode/12uJII8SGV4GRzzeSvb3FY 

Whether you are a cloud-native ISV or have an on-prem setup, making sure you understand and optimize the cloud is essential to keep your company scaling up. 

At the recently held webinar on “SG Tech Cloud Appreciate Series Webinar: Scaling for Success” organized by SGTech, and in partnership with Microsoft and Parallo, our Founder and CEO, Nina Alag Suri shared her views on “How XOPA Went from Local to Global”.

Recording of the webinar to be posted soon.

HRTech.sg celebrated diversity in HRTech Singapore in a unique way. They compiled a list of 24 Women Leaders who are powering the growth of the Singapore HRTech sector. 

We are proud to share that Founder and CEO, Nina Alag Suri is included in the list. 

You can download the resource here – https://www.hrtech.sg/resources-details/celebrating-diversity-in-hrtech-singapore-2022 

After the recent Series A fund-raise of $4.2 mn, hrtech.sg spoke to our Founder & CEO, Nina Alag Suri on our global mission to remove bias from hiring.

“Screen-in talent; don’t screen them out” – this summarizes the essence of the discussion.

The discussion covered

• Key trends driving the accelerated adoption of HRTech?
• X0PA’s recent “Series A” Funding Round of $4.2 mn
• Where are the funds being invested in?
• What’s next in the product roadmap and expansion for X0PA AI?

Watch this 7-min discussion:  https://lnkd.in/gMaWEE33

Stay Tuned! 

We are pleased to invite you to join a webinar: Reducing Bias and improving Workplace Diversity through Objective Hiring, happening on 7^th April.  

Technology is successfully helping eliminate any discrimination faced during recruitment. It builds objectivity in the hiring process, giving an equal and fair opportunity to both the employers and employees 

Attend this webinar to learn how to 

– Make the art of hiring a science 

– Improve efficiency and candidate experience at scale 

– Create aspirational workplaces for the future link